Curtain-pole



(No Model.)

E. E. BEGHTOLD.

CURTAIN POLE.

No. 593,829.. APatented NOVu 16,1897.

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EDMUND E. BECHTOLD, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,829, dated November 16, 1897.

` Application filed February 25, 1897. Serial No. 624,998. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain-poles, and has for, its object to construct a pole having novel and effective means for fastening the curtain therein and also to provide means for removing the curtain from the pole without removing the pole from its bracket or hangers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pole and a fastening-bar for the cu'rtain whichmay be readily adjusted to conform to the different sizes of windows and that will present an exceedingly handsome appearance when placed in position, the curtain-fastening being entirely hidden within the pole.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a curtain-pole .that will be extremely simple in its construction, strong, durable, effectual in its opera-tion, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention iinally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,'in which- Figures l, 2, and 3 are transverse vertical sectional views of the pole, showing the different operations performed in inserting the fastening-bar into position. Fig. 4 is a view showing how the same principle of a curtainpole may be carried out in a wooden pole instead of metal, as designed in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the pole, showing adjustable sections. 6 is a perspective view of the pole or of one of the sections, as the case may be. Fig. 7 is Fig.

l a perspective View of the adjustable fasten- Beit known that I, EDMUND E. BEoHToLD,

ing-bar.

Referring now to the drawings by referenceletters, a represents the pole, which is preferably formed of a metal tube open at the side adapted to lie undermost when the curtain is in position,thus forming a slot b, the edges of said tube bein g preferably curved, as shown at c.

The pole may be constructed in one piece or in as many sections as desired, and when the sections are employed the same are fitted one upon vthe other, as is shown in Fig. 5 of Vthe drawings.

When the single tube is employed for a pole, the fastening-bar may also be single, although I prefer to form this in sections also,

4as is shown in Fig. 7. The fastening-bar is formed triangular in shape, d representingthe vertical portion when the bar is in position, and e the portion which lies within the pole, this portion being formed with a bulge f, which rests against the edge of the pole. The edges are turncdinwardly, so as to form guides g g to receive the engaging section, which is of course correspondingly smaller in size.

When the wooden pole is desired, the same may be made in two halves, h and 7o, as shown in Fig. 4f, the section h being grooved on its flat surface to receive the tongue 7c of the 1 section lo, said sections being each grooved to form the aperture Z, extending the length of the pole and terminating in the slot Z to admit the fastening-bar, the form of which may be the same asis employed for the metal pole. v

The manner in which the curtain-pole is placed in position is clearly illustrated in Figs. l, 2, and 3, and it will be observed that when this operation has been completed, Fig.

3, the fastening device is entirely hidden by the curtain and, by reason of the weight of -the curtain depending from the edge of :the

fastening-bar, serves to force the bulge f firmly against the opposite side of the pole and retain the fastening-bar invposition. By simply lifting on the vertical portion of this bar the same may be readily removed from the pole without removing the pole from its brackets or hangers, and it will be observed that by constructing the pole in the adjust- IOO able sections and by constructing the fastening-bar in the saine manner the pole may be readily adjusted t0 accommodate any Width of Window upon which it is desired to use the same.

Vllen in position, the pole will also present an attractive and handsome appearance, as, if desired, the same may be ornamented, and no part of the fastening-bar is exposed to View.

It Will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction Without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a curtain-pole, the hollow body portion having a slot extending the entire length, a fastening-bar provided with arms extending substantially at right angles to each other, one arm adapted to lie Within the hollo7 body portion, the other arm provided with a bulged portion, providing means for securing the fastening-strip in the body portion, substantially as shown and described.

2. A curtain-pole consisting of a hollow body portion, a slot extending longitudinally the entire length of the body portion, a fas- Lening-bar having arms extending at right angles to each other, said fastening-bar provided With means for locking it in position, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDMUND E. BECHTOLD.

Vitnesses:

A. M. WILSON, THos. M. BOYD, Jr. 

